Quite a lot of gold and nuggets have been found in Lapland over the years in different parts of Lapland. Gold was first discovered in Lapland in 1868 in the Ivalojoki river and the first gold rush was said to begin about 1870. The biggest known gold nugget ever found in Lapland was over 390 grams and well after the gold rush had finished the avid Gold diggers continued in the search for gold in Lapland. Tankavaara Gold village in Finnish Lapland is known as one of Europe's Gold villages; here you will find a museum where you can learn all about the history of gold in Lapland and around the rest of the world. Many people even today make the trek up towards Northern Lapland in search of finding gold. Summers are spent panning for gold and the most popular are on the banks of the Ivalojoki Valley. Over the years many pieces of beautiful gold have been found, some of the pieces have been found by amateurs and Lapland Gold is considered some of the purest in the world. Experts still advise that they believe there is still gold to be found in the Klondyke area.
The first Gold panning competition was held in 1974 in Tankavaara, to start with the event was not overly popular with only a few dozen participants but over the years the event began to attract more and more travellers and visitors to the area. The first Gold panning championships was held in 1977 and became a regular occurrence. In the present day the gold panning championships are held every year and are a very large and popular event. At the beginning of the summer people begin to arrive, pitching their tents and getting ready for the championships. Children, adults, old and young will become involved in the championships and it really is great fun. Not only can you take part in the competition but you can learn all about the local traditions and cultures and the history of local gold mining.
Many other activities can also be enjoyed whilst panning for gold and you can combine your trip with sampling some of the great food on offer in the local restaurants. Lapland is known for many things and not many people are aware that Gold is one of them. It is just another thing that this beautiful country offers.
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